CD-RW

[James Knott]

Mr Chris Aitken wrote:
> I bought a spindle of CD-RWs. I didn't mind that they are more 
> expensive than CD-Rs because I'll get to us them over and over. 
> However, K3B is giving me messages that since it is CD-RW I won't be 
> able to play them in my home or car stereo. And guess what? They are 
> right - I can't. The only home stereo I can play it in is my newset 
> one (that bosts mp3 compatibility - not that I'm speaking only about 
> mp3 - I'm also talking about wav and ogg).
>
> I have to burn a CD to send to RPM today and I want it to be able to 
> play in anything they throw it in. So, do I have to go out and buy 
> CD-Rs again (then what good is the spindle of CD-RWs I bought)? And I 
> am comparing apples and apples (the CD-Rs and CD-RWs are both Staples 
> brand).

As you've discovered, it depends on the player.  I used to have a DVD 
player that didn't like either CD-R or CD-RW, so I had to use an older 
CD player for the CD-R, but it still wouldn't work with CD-RW.  My 
current DVD player has no problem with either and the user manual also 
says it's compatible with them.

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